Reviews

I started watching this anime because it showed up in my recommended and seemed like a nostalgic watch, which it definitely was despite never having watching this as a child. You can tell this is an older show with a small budget but I honestly enjoyed the outdated sound effects because it reminded me of other shows I used to like. Where I think this show shines though is in storytelling and character writing; sure the baddie is a bit bland (although i like his kind of soft side in regards to his child) and while the redemption for some characters was hinted at it did come a bit out of nowhere, but Cinderella, Charles, and their relationship are leaps and bounds better than any other Cinderella adaptation I’ve seen, and their relationship has better development than quite a few popular anime ships imo. Some of the side characters (mainly Isabel) are also quite good. I really enjoyed how some of the smaller (filler seeming) episodes came to play into the main story later on and I was able to binge this over a weekend and enjoy it. There could definitely be some improvements to this show but I think it’s a good watch nonetheless (although if you have a thing about good animation I wouldn’t recommend).

Unrelevent side note; I also find it funny how Charles (the prince) looks like a slightly prettier version of Derek (the Swan Princess) and a dark haired version of John Smith (Pocahontas), 90s animation seems to have had a type.